HR5543

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:07 | Tran: 23:55 | Set: 0:42

Alt: -76.42° Az: 1.18° Direction: North

HR5543 is a giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR5543 visual magnitude is 5.03. Because of its faintness, HR5543 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR5543. The red arrow shows the motion of HR5543 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 54m 27s

Declination -37° 54’ 21”

Hour Angle 12h 01m 24s

Sidereal Time 02h 55m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 52m 51s

Declination -37° 48’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 327.93°

Galactic Latitude 19.11°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.03

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.33

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.16

Temperature 12692K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR5543 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR5543. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR5543 is distant 383.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 117.79

Distance (light year) 383.98

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD131120

SAO Catalogue SAO206037

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72800

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-37 9760

FK5 Catalogue 3173

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR5543 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.9° RISE 23:07

Max altitude: 0.6° TRANSIT 23:55

Azimuth: 232.1° SET 0:42

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus